New survey of Kimberley dinosaur footprints

Woodside has flown a Canadian palaeontologist to the site of the proposed Kimberley gas hub to once again survey dinosaur footprints.

The company wants to process LNG at James Price Point where some of the world's oldest and best-preserved fossilised dinosaur prints lie.

The Environmental Protection Authority approved the project in July, subject to 29 conditions, one of which requires Woodside to conduct more research on the prints.

Woodside's Niegel Grazia says Richard McCrea is expected to release the results of his study next year.

"The studies are only programmed for a few days," he said.

"It's our intention to make the results of the survey available once the report is finalised and that could be as early as the first quarter of next year."

He says these surveys will focus closely on certain locations.

"Very specific to the locations that will be impacted by the development should it proceed so we're talking specifically about the pipeline crossing and the marine area and we're talking particularly about studying that part of the tidal zone which is visible during these exceptionally low tides," he said.